Last War:Survival vs Plants vs. Zombies™ 2

How do Last War:Survival and Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Last War:Survival	Plants vs. Zombies™ 2
Genre	Strategy	Strategy
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	hard	medium
Ad intensity	low	high
In-app-purchase pressure	high	high
Typical session	long	medium
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	445,384	432,148
Reviews say	What players like No intrusive popup ads Fun early gameplay with mini-games Can be played for hours without spending Common complaints Extreme pay-to-win disparity ($2000+ needed to be competitive) App crashes and won't load after updates Poor customer support and unresponsive service	What players like Hundreds of collectible plants and zombies with varied designs Engaging tower defense gameplay that's satisfying to watch Excellent animation and visual design of plants Common complaints Frequent crashes and stability issues on mobile devices High volume of ads, especially unskippable/buggy ones Expensive premium plants ($5 each) gating content

Last War:Survival — A zombie-themed strategy game combining base-building, hero recruitment, and alliance warfare with heavy pay-to-win mechanics. (rated hard difficulty, low ad pressure) Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 — Deploy an army of plants to defend against waves of hilarious zombies across time periods in this award-winning tower defense strategy game. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-07-10. Last updated 2026-07-10.